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All the Lost Girls (affiliate link)
Five girls have gone missing. I am number six.
My name is Alice McCarthy. Twenty-two years ago, my sister disappeared. What should have been a fun night out at a school disco became a nightmare and Clara hasn’t been seen since. I haven’t been back to Ireland since but when the police call and say they’ve unearthed a body, I have to go home. It might be Clara. After all this time..
But what if someone is drawing me back to Ireland for their own reasons? What if they made a mistake all those years ago and didn’t mean to take Clara? What if they meant to take me instead? And what if they’re now going to correct that mistake?
Love’s Fury (Viking’s Fury Book 1) (affiliate link)
Caught between duty and passion… After losing a drinking wager with his eldest brother, Konal the Red finds himself drafted by the Danish prince and fighting in Northumbria. Once his military contract expires, he intends to return to Norway where he belongs. But his exploits have earned him respect, lands, and a few enemies. Rewarded with a Saxon beauty who inspires more than simple passion, he’s determined to win her trust and body.
Caught between a heart locked on revenge and seduction… Silvia, the only child of the church undersecretary, vows to avenge her beloved father after he’s killed in a siege. It doesn’t matter which Viking wielded the axe—an eye for an eye is the only thing that will satisfy her.
When Konal claims her as a spoil of war, she sees it as the perfect opportunity for revenge. She never expects to discover a pure heart buried beneath Konal’s barbaric exterior. As Konal slowly rekindles a spark of life inside her, their fates become hopelessly entwined.
Hate to Love the Inspector (Finding Love at the Doggy Spa) (affiliate link)
He thinks he’s here to shut down my doggy spa. But I will find a way to woo this grump, come Corgi or Golden Retriever.
I thought things were moving along well with my job as a groomer of naughty puppies at the Dog’s Paw Dog Spa. I can handle the most troublesome of four-legged furballs, so it can’t be much harder to manage the male species of the two-legged variety, right?
Wrong.
Inspector Buckley waltzed into the Dog’s Paw Dog Spa and turned everything upside down.
If there ever was the perfect example of a pompous hunk of man, it’s Inspector Buckley. He’s been sent to shut down the doggy spa, which automatically makes him my sworn enemy, and I’ve got to stop him.
But there’s something stirring under that tough exterior, if only he would let it show a little more…
Snow: A Snow White Dark Fairy Tale Retelling (affiliate link)
Three dragon shifters who want the same woman, only the object of their affections isn’t just any woman—I’m Snow White.
My name is Neva, or ‘Snow White’, as patrons of the Wicked Lyre tavern know me.
There, I dance for the wealthy and lecherous.
Void of my memories, my life before the age of twelve is a mystery I don’t have time to solve, chained as I am to my cruel master.
Enter Herrick Vorst.
Herrick is the most handsome man I’ve ever seen.
He purchases a night with me but much to my own shock, doesn’t touch me. Instead, he asks me questions I can’t answer and reveals his belief that I’m capable of magic.
When I’m purchased by another stranger a few nights later, I learn this one wants my heart.
To carve out.
Asiri and the Amaru: Pisqu Sweet and Sour Book 1 (affiliate link)
Asiri has a gift – she has the ability to speak to animals. However, when she begins to feel that her talents are being abused in her home, she escapes to a delightful coastal village where she plans to hide her gift and finally live a “normal” life.
This proves difficult as her path keeps crossing with Dario, the village’s charming and handsome animal healer – and the person most likely to guess her secret.
Through a twist of fate, Asiri and Dario stumble across an injured Amaru, a creature who had, up until then, been thought only to be myth.
Now, Asiri has a mission.
Convince Dario to help the creature.
Protect it from the superstitious town people.
Keep her gift a secret.
And absolutely, most definitely, NOT fall in love while doing so.
Love’s Foolish Punch (affiliate link)
A Spanish Sunrise: A Novel (affiliate link)
Adjusting to the death of his wife hasn’t been easy on Baxter Shaw—or on their eight-year-old daughter, Mia. Baxter has left his band and abandoned his dreams to focus on being a single father, but it’s not enough: Mia’s exhibiting escalating behavioral problems. And neither has been able to face the past head-on…until the past reaches out to them.
After surprising results from a DNA test, Baxter and Mia journey to southeastern Spain to connect with their mysterious roots. Staying in a centuries-old villa on a renowned olive oil estate, they come to know the family they never realized they had, including a woman whose strength and passion for the estate remind Baxter of the love he lost—and that it’s not too late to rekindle his own dreams.
Lady Luck’s Map of Vegas: A Novel (affiliate link)
India Redding is juggling a web design career, a long-distance romance, and an exasperating promise she made to her late father: keep an eye on her vivacious mother, Eldora. A former Las Vegas showgirl, the flamboyant sixtysomething bombshell never lacks for curveballs. Her latest idea is that she and India hightail it out of Colorado Springs and hit the road for Sin City in her turquoise ’57 Thunderbird.
Eldora can revisit the neon strips of her youth, and together they can track down India’s twin sister, Gypsy, a haunted vagabond artist prone to disappearing. As mother and daughter sail down Route 66—the Mother Road of souvenir shops, outlying motels, and roadside diners—a flood of memories returns for Eldora. So do the secrets of her past that she could never bring herself to share, until now.
But India has her own secrets, too. Maybe she and her mother are getting to know each other, truly, for the first time. Whatever bumps lie ahead, it’s going to be a life-changing ride to remember.
The Brighter the Light (affiliate link)
When a shipwreck surfaces, old secrets are sure to follow.
Or so goes the lore in Ivy Neale’s hometown of Nags Head, North Carolina. When Ivy inherits her family’s beachfront cottage upon her grandmother’s death, she knows returning to Nags Head means facing the best friend and the boyfriend who betrayed her years ago.
But then a winter gale uncovers the shipwreck of local legend—and Ivy soon begins to stumble across more skeletons in the closet than just her own. Amid the cottage’s clutter are clues from her grandmother’s past at the enchanting seaside resort her family once owned. One fateful summer in 1950, the arrival of a dazzling singer shook the staff and guests alike—and not everyone made it to fall.
As Ivy contends with broken relationships and a burgeoning romance in the present, the past threatens to sweep her away. But as she uncovers the strength of her grandmother and the women who came before her, she realizes she is like the legendary shipwreck: the sands may shift around her, but she has found her home here by the sea.
Cover Story (affiliate link)
Natalie Keane is one of Hollywood’s top leading ladies, but she’s paid a steep price for her fame. After she was stalked eight years ago, the ensuing media frenzy almost broke her. So when a new threat arises, Natalie agrees to extra security, but she wants to keep it under wraps. The last thing she needs is another tabloid spectacle, especially during awards season.
Taylor Vaughn has made a career as a bodyguard to the stars, but an injury has kept her sidelined for the past three months, jeopardizing her future in the job she loves. When an opportunity arises to work for Natalie Keane, Taylor jumps at the chance—even before knowing the details of the assignment.
From the moment they meet, Natalie knows this could work: Taylor, the bodyguard, masquerading as her girlfriend. The perfect cover story. But as circumstances push the two women closer, the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur.
Her Greatest Mistake (Greatest Love series Book 1) (affiliate link)
I’m the face of the NHL. The golden boy with quick hands and a million-dollar smile the fans adore. My contract is up at the end of the season, and with playoffs starting, I have to be on my best behaviour. Keep my head down and respect the press when they shove their microphones beneath my nose. This isn’t my first rodeo, so it should be easy. Right?
No. Not this time. One terrible call and I’m the poster boy for bad decisions.
I haven’t seen my childhood best friend since the day her father betrayed me and she broke my heart. Now, eight years later, she’s back. And she’s my fake girlfriend for the next two months.
Some wounds never heal, and the moment I see Braxton Heights, I know mine have not. But she’s the only shot I have at saving my reputation and securing my new deal, and while I might have lost her all those years ago, I refuse to lose hockey.
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